Chemistry for dummies

Whether the reader is studying chemistry in school and they're looking for a little help making sense of what's being taught in class, or they just enjoy learning new things for their own sake, 'Chemistry for dummies' introduces the basics of matter and energy, atoms and molecules, acids and bases, and much more.

The reader will learn to:

• Understand atomic structure and function
• Use the Periodic Table of elements
• Know what happens when matter changes from one state to another
• Explore ionic and covalent bonding
• Get a handle on chemical reactions
• Perform simple chemistry calculations
• Understand acids, bases, pHs, antacids, and gases
• Make sense Boyle's Law, Avrogadro's Law and other key laws in chemistry. 

Packed with examples of chemistry in action in everyday life, 'Chemistry for dummies' is a fascinating exploration of broad range of topics in chemistry, including:

• States of matter, from the macroscopic to the microscopic
• Understanding how the elements are arranged in the
• Periodic Table
• Nuclear chemistry, radioactivity and radioactive decay
• Positive and negative ions and ionic compounds
• Covalent bonding in covalent compounds
• Chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, and electrochemistry
• The mole and how it s used to calculate chemical reactions
• Great serendipitous discoveries in chemistry
• Environmental chemistry. 

Written in plain English and requiring only basic math, 'Chemistry for dummies' puts the reader on the fast track to mastering the basics of chemistry. It includes examples of chemistry in action in everyday life and readers can see how chemistry works in everything from soaps to medicines to petroleum.